Job Summary

Manage the college's Correctional Education Program, which includes coordinating the recruiting, admissions, financial aid, enrollment, transfer, career, and re-entry processes. This includes establishing partnerships and providing direct service to incarcerated students. This position must maintain on-site office hours approximately three days per week at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) in West Liberty, Kentucky. Home base campus can be at any MCTC campus: Morehead, Maysville, Cynthiana, or Mount Sterling.

Job Duties:

Manage the college's Correctional Education Program, which includes coordinating the recruiting, admissions, financial aid, enrollment, transfer, career, and re-entry processes and providing direct service to incarcerated students

Work with Division Chairs to coordinate correctional educational course offerings each semester.

Provide on-site academic and student support to incarcerated students and faculty. This includes maintaining on-site office hours approximately three days per week at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC)

Assist the Chief Academic Officer in maintaining all applicable accreditation standards including MOAs, MOUs, and off-site visits

Assist the Financial Aid Office in completing federal and state reporting requirements and maintain required financial and student records.

Lead the development of course catalogs, promotional materials, educational materials, training manuals, newsletters, and/or online content

Establish and maintain relationships with correctional administration, reentry services, potential employers, transfer services, and other local organizations to provide support to students.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (Social Work, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Guidance Counseling, Student Personnel Services, Educational Administration, Education, or related field) OR equivalent years of relevant experience.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or higher, with relevant 2+ years of relevant experience.

MCTC encourages candidates who have worked with and are comfortable to work with incarcerated or justice-impacted individuals. 

Additional Skills Requested:

Microsoft office suite; Learning Management Systems (including Blackboard); Strong written & verbal communication skills; Program development and management; Financial aid processes & compliance; Academic advising & student support; Course scheduling & enrollment; Administrative tasks; Experience working with and willingness to work with incarcerated or justice-involved individuals.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.